A federal judge Tuesday agreed to withdraw an arbitration request in a case involving an online shopping app allegedly loaded with malware that sends shoppers’ details to the Chinese government.
Whaleco Inc., a subsidiary of PDD Holdings Inc. is accused of violating state and federal privacy statutes through its shopping app Temu. PDD Holdings also owns the e-commerce platform Pinduoduo.
The company asked US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Judge Thomas Durkin to compel the parties into arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.
After the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, both parties agreed the motion to ...
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